Bed-brace.



W. G. WATERS.

BED BRAGE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 21, 1914.

1, 1 1 7, 1 1 6. Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

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WILLIAM GREGORY WATERS, 0F ATHENS, GEORGIA.

BED-BRACE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

Application filed April 21, 1914. Serial No. 833,517.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. WATERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Athens, in the county of Clarke and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Braces; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letpanying drawing in which I haveshown a top plan view of my invention.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawing by letter, Adesignates the frame of a bedstead and B is a tension wire which isfastened at its ends to the corners of the head of the bedstead, and Cdesignates other tension wires which are fastened to the opposite endand sides of the bedstead and which wires G cross each other as shown. Ahandle, designated by letter D, made of any suitable material, isprovided with lateral projections E, one of which is apertured as at Ffor the reception of the hook H, the shank portion of which is swiveledin said aperture while its hooked end engages the tension wire B. Theother projection E is provided with an aperture E through which theshank portion of the screw K passes, which screw has a hook I at one endfor engagement of the tension wires C at their points of intersection.The hole E is threaded to receive the threaded portions of the screw Kand forming means whereby the handle may be adjusted. I. I

In operation, the hooks are attached to the wires as shown and, byturning the handle in one direction, the screw may be length ened orshortened, thus regulating the tension of the Wires which are attachedto the bedstead. A reverse rotary movement to the handle will lengthenthe screw adjustment and relieve thebedstead of its tension.

What I claim to be new is:

A bed brace comprising, in combination with the bedstead, wires attachedone to corners of the bed, intersecting wires fastened to the oppositecorners and to the side,

a handle having lateral projections, one near each end and eachprojection being apertured, a swivel, a hook swiveled in one apertureengaging the tension wire at one end of the bedstead, a screw fitted ina threaded aperture in the other projection and having a hooked end forengagement with said intersecting wires.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature 1n presence of twowitnesses.

WILLIAM GREGORY WATERS. Witnesses: I

CARL F. CRossLEY, CHARLES H. BRAND.

copies or this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissionerv of Patents,

. Washington, I). 0.

